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Risk Ready for Outdoor Events

Smart strategies to help volunteer organizers handle safety concerns before they arise.

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Key Considerations for Tracking Volunteer Event Impact

Learn how tracking event metrics helps organizations understand what does and doesn’t work at their volunteer events.

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Innovative, Low-cost Ways to Maximize Your NPLD Event

Watch an engaging webinar with tips to multiply your resources for hosting a National Public Land Day event.

Connecting Veterans with Nature:  Therapeutic Landscapes and Healing Environments

This webinar will explore how outdoor programs for military veterans create therapeutic landscapes that support mental health and well-being. Dr. David Havlick...

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Connecting Veterans with Nature for Health: Effective Approaches

Explore resources that support veterans’ well-being through nature and create health-focused outdoor opportunities on public lands!

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Outdoor Discoveries: Environmental Education Activities for Volunteer Events

This guide is designed to help you lead environmental education activities that not only enrich our natural spaces but also foster a deeper appreciation for…

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Inspiring Environmental Connection in Youth through Outdoor Exploration and Service

This webinar offers valuable insights on hosting impactful National Public Lands Day events for youth. It features practical advice and success stories on…

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NPLD iNaturalist Project

Take part in NEEF's NPLD BioBlitz with the iNaturalist app at your NPLD event.

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Public Lands Engagement Guides

NEEF's guides, created with NPS and USFS, offer strategies and tips for successful environmental education and wellness events on public lands, focusing on…

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Conflict of Interest Policy for Non-Profit Organizations

Unless your nonprofit organization already has one, use this conflict of interest form template when applying for one of NEEF's grants.